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Summary
Drive Freshdesk (customer support helpdesk) from any AI agent: tickets, contacts, companies, agents, conversations. 16 tools, API-key Basic-auth, per-domain base URL.
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Freshdesk + ChatGPT
Drive Freshdesk (customer support helpdesk) from any AI agent: tickets, contacts, companies, agents, conversations. 16 tools, API-key Basic-auth, per-domain base URL.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
FRESHDESK_DOMAIN, FRESHDESK_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
freshdesk.com).
Setup:
- Sign in to Freshdesk → top-right avatar → Profile Settings → Your API Key (right sidebar).
- Copy the key. Set:
FRESHDESK_DOMAIN= your account subdomain (e.g.acmeif URL isacme.freshdesk.com)FRESHDESK_API_KEY= the API key
Authentication: HTTP Basic with username=API_KEY, password='X' (any non-empty). The adapter handles this via BASIC_AUTH with username={{FRESHDESK_API_KEY}} and password=X.
Subdomain in base URL: https://{{FRESHDESK_DOMAIN}}.freshdesk.com/api/v2. Wrong subdomain → 404 with vendor's branded 'Page not found'.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in ChatGPT
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
ChatGPT connects to MCP servers as custom apps in developer mode, available on paid plans (not on Free). On Business and Enterprise workspaces an admin may have to allow it first.
- In ChatGPT, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
- Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click +.
- Enter a name and a short description, e.g. Name:
Freshdesk. - Under Connection, enter the MCP server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDand create the connection. - When ChatGPT asks, sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) and allow access.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
freshdesk_list_tickets | List tickets |
freshdesk_search_tickets | Search tickets with a query language |
freshdesk_get_ticket | Fetch a single ticket |
freshdesk_create_ticket | Create a ticket |
freshdesk_update_ticket | Update a ticket |
freshdesk_delete_ticket | Move ticket to trash (recoverable from UI within retention window) |
freshdesk_reply_to_ticket | Send a public reply to the requester on a ticket |
freshdesk_add_note_to_ticket | Add an internal note (private=true) or a public note to a ticket |
freshdesk_list_ticket_conversations | List all conversations (replies + notes) on a ticket, in chronological order |
freshdesk_list_contacts | List contacts (requesters/end-users) |
freshdesk_get_contact | Fetch a single contact |
freshdesk_create_contact | Create a contact |
freshdesk_list_companies | List companies (organizations of contacts) |
freshdesk_list_agents | List agents (support staff) |
freshdesk_list_groups | List agent groups (for group_id assignment) |
freshdesk_list_ticket_fields | List ticket fields including custom ones with their names and types |
FAQ
Does the free ChatGPT plan work with custom MCP connectors? No. Custom MCP connections need developer mode, which is only on paid plans.
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